I think you're underestimating the difficulty inherent in escaping poverty. ALL races exhibit the sort of behavior (theft, violence, etc.) you'd expect from a ghetto when most of the populous is poor. Because modern society just happened to disseminate from Europe hundreds of years ago when technology began to advance, it's no wonder whites have had the upper hand for some time.

These advancements, for the most part, were accidental. It had nothing to do with the color of their skin.